Contrasting Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) & Cool (NYSE:CLCO)

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Cool’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excelerate Energy	$898.98 million	2.33	$30.41 million	$1.01	19.33
Cool	$350.47 million	1.34	$174.73 million	$1.86	6.31

Cool has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Excelerate Energy. Cool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cool pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Excelerate Energy pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cool pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Cool shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Excelerate Energy and Cool, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excelerate Energy	0	2	4	0	2.67
Cool	0	0	0	0	N/A

Excelerate Energy presently has a consensus price target of $22.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.56%. Given Excelerate Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Cool.

Volatility & Risk

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cool has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Cool’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excelerate Energy	2.60%	1.66%	1.04%
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Cool on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.

About Cool

Cool Company Ltd. engages in the acquisition, ownership, operation, and chartering of liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). As of December 31, 2023, it owned a fleet of eleven LNGCs, including seven modern tri-fuel diesel electric vessels; two modern 2-stroke and two TFDE vessels; and managed 17 LNGCs and floating storage and regasification units for third parties. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.